"I'll tell you......"

Zhu Zhanyan sighed lightly, stood up, and walked to the old man's bookcase.

"Grandpa, I wonder if there is an excerpt about the recent situation of Warat?"

"Yes." Zhu Di's eyes lit up, and he quickly found a few folds from the side and put them in Zhu Zhanyan's hands.

Zhu Zhanyan nodded towards his father, and then looked at it.

In fact, he did have the idea of dealing with Warat, and it was nothing to tell the old man, mainly because the old man chose the wrong time.

Because although Zhu Zhanyan didn't care, he wouldn't open his mouth behind his cousin and openly slap others in the face.

Besides, the imperial court is different from him, Zhu Zhanyan.

He Zhu Zhanyan can do what he wants to do at any time, but the court can't do it, and he needs to take care of a lot of problems, so it will lead to things being delayed again and again, or even if it is implemented, the effect is far less than expected.

There are a lot of contents on the excerpt, but in fact, they are all the same, and there are only a few really useful contents, Zhu Zhanyan quickly finished reading it, and put the excerpt on the bookcase.

"Grandpa, grandson, there are two ways here." Zhu Zhanyan stretched out two fingers at the old man.

"First, it's the most common method for grandchildren."

As soon as Zhu Zhanyan said this, everyone's faces showed a look of disappointment.

"No matter how honest Warat is, it is a fact that their ancestors persecuted us Han people, and hatred cannot be repaid by predecessors, so it is reasonable for us to report it."

"What's more, although Warat has converged a lot this year, it is impossible for the cross-border grazing thing to disappear completely, although it is less, but it is already an invasion of the Ming Frontier, enough for us to tear a piece of meat off them."

"Of course, my grandson also knows that you don't like this method very much, so my grandson has a second method here."

Hearing Zhu Zhanyan say this, everyone's eyes lit up.

And Zhu Zhanyan pouted slightly, because this idea was actually different from his idea, although the old man would like it, he didn't like it.

But that's good, after all, no matter what benefits you get, it can't fall from the sky, you need to pay.

"Before explaining this method, there are two things that grandchildren need to inform grandpa in advance, and you should prepare in advance."

"First, no one can find fault with this method in the short term, but after all, we are trying to conquer a country, and after a long time, someone will definitely discover the secret, and someone will need to come out and take over this crime at that time."

"Second, since you have chosen this safe method, you have to bear the disadvantages of this method, and the disadvantage is that it takes a long time to take effect."

Zhu Di frowned, but quickly relaxed.

He knows that what his grandson said makes sense, there are no perfect good things in this world, but everything that is beneficial, you have to pay more or less.

Like the first method, it works quickly, but you have to carry the stigma, while the second method does not get chewed on the tongue, but you have to take the time.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Zhanyan clapped his hands and began to express his opinion.

"Actually, in my opinion, my cousin's idea is very good, but the original intention of the mutual market was to be for the herdsmen of the grassland when it was established, so it is easy to be gossiped about when it comes to this matter."

"So, I think we can be flexible and do something else, that is, in a way that doesn't hurt the herders."

"For example, the tea and horse market."

"Previously, grandpa, you lowered the exchange ratio of the tea and horse market, so that the price of horses fell to a record low, and it is a little difficult to adjust it again, but we might as well change our minds."

"Let the Warat drive out the bad horses, and only the good and medium horses will be traded with each other, and the price will not change."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

Although Zhu Zhanyan said it was just a matter of two words, if he studied it carefully, the famous hall in it would be bigger.

First of all, you have to understand what kind of foundation the establishment of the tea and horse market is based on.

The grassland and the Central Plains are world enemies, but both sides lack each other's specialties: the Central Plains has few horses, and the grassland has no tea.

Horses are undoubtedly strategic materials in this era, and in this era when cavalry is king, no horses are equivalent to no competitiveness and combat effectiveness.

Although tea was only a commodity in this era, it had a different special meaning for nomads.

The main food of nomads is dairy products and meat, this high-protein food is a burden on the human digestive system, so constipation is the most common problem of grassland herders, and it will get sick or even die after a long time.

Therefore, the tea and horse market was born when both sides had demand.

This is a transaction, and it is an indispensable transaction, and the tea and horse exchange market can be said to be life-saving for the grassland.

And for the Ming Dynasty, although there will be no shortage of horses if you have the Hetao, but the Ming Dynasty will never feel that there are many horses, and if you trade horses from the enemy, you will not only get the horses, but also reduce the enemy's horses.

The beauty of Zhu Zhanyan's suggestion is here.

Now Daming is strong and Warat is weak, so when the price of tea and horses was lowered before, they didn't dare to have any opinions, and they could only tell Daming that they would not give in through cross-border grazing.

Now, Zhu Zhanyan wants to remove the inferior horses from the tea and horse market, and only accept good horses and medium horses, which will bring a great burden to the grassland.

In previous years, the inferior horses played an important role, as they were an important source of tea in exchange for warat.

Even, every time there is a mutual market, the bad horses get more tea in exchange than the good horses and the medium horses combined.

There is no other reason, but a large amount.

As soon as Zhu Zhanyan did this, the future Warat would have to pay more in exchange for the same amount of tea, and it was even very likely to affect the combat effectiveness of the Wara army.

You know, inferior horses are usually used for transportation, and horses that can become cavalry mounts are at least medium horses.

It's like the simplest arithmetic problem, both sides have the same number of steamed buns, and you take one from the other person's hand, then you don't have one more steamed bun than the other person, but two.

"What else?" Zhu Di, who quickly figured it out, looked in the direction of his grandson, because he knew that his grandson still had something to say.

"As Sun Er said just now, there are pros and cons, since you have chosen the most peaceful method, you must pay something."

Zhu Zhanyan took a letter and spread it out.

"Adjusting the tea and horse market, and canceling the most important commodities, will definitely cause a lot of public opinion, and Warat will also take this opportunity to protest, and even discredit our Daming."

"In such a situation, we have to give Warat a little favor to calm the problem."

"And Sun Er's idea is to start from the mutual market, but this time it can't be a tea and horse market, because we can't give the benefits to the nobles of Warat, we can only give it to the commoners."

"First, it will be better to have a reputation in doing so, and secondly, it will reduce the benefits that the Warat nobles get in this matter."

"But ......"

Zhu Zhanyan pushed the letter in front of Zhu Di.

"The grandson wants half of the proceeds."

"Half?" Before Zhu Di could speak, Zhu Gaosui spoke.

"If you want the benefits, forget it, pay back half of it?"

Seeing that he was scolded back without even finishing a sentence, but when Zhu Zhanyan was able to talk eloquently, and even negotiated conditions with the old man, Zhu Gaosui couldn't help it.

"Shut up!" Once again, the old man told him to shut his mouth with a word.

"Zhan Yan, you go on."

"Take a look at this." Zhu Zhanyan pointed to the letter he pushed over, and motioned to the old man to take a look.

The above is simple: fur trading.

"This? Do you want fur? What's the use of that? Zhu Di was a little puzzled.

During the Ming Dynasty, there was cotton, so there was no shortage of warm clothing, and Zhu Zhan was not short in Yunnan, that is, animal fur was used in the grasslands and Nuer Gandusi.

Therefore, Zhu Di didn't understand.

"During the reign of the Mengyuan Dynasty, there was a kind of sheep that was specially enjoyed by the Mengyuan nobles, and this kind of sheep was called Wuzhumuqin sheep."

Zhu Zhanyan smiled and pointed to the fold.

"What my grandson wants is not an ordinary sheepskin, but a sheepskin of this kind of sheep."

"In addition to this kind of sheep, there is also a kind of white sheep near Gongchang Mansion, you can have people take this kind of sheep to the grassland, let them breed, and then the imperial court will buy its fur."

"Why?" Zhu Di didn't understand why Zhu Zhanyan was going to such a great deal of trouble.

"There are two reasons for this." Zhu Zhanyan stretched out two fingers.

"First, there is the existence of interests that can make Warat shut up."

"What my grandson just said about fur is actually a little inappropriate, because what my grandson wants is just hair, not skin."

"Just hair?" Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.

"Doesn't that mean ......?"

"That's right." Zhu Zhanyan nodded.

"The grandchildren have a way to spin the wool of these two sheep into threads like spinning silk, and finally make clothes, which means that if they raise these two kinds of sheep, then grazing will no longer be a one-shot deal, and a sheep can make money for several years."

"Of course, only these two kinds of sheep are limited, and there is nothing else to be done about the other wool grandchildren."

Wool weaving is not very difficult, but it is greatly influenced by the breed of sheep.

The Central Plains and grasslands are not without sheep, but compared with the breeds of later generations, today's sheep wool hair is shorter and difficult to weave, only the wool of Wuzhumuqin sheep and white sheep, that is, the Ningxia Tan sheep of later generations, can be spun.

"Indeed." Zhu Di couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"If that's the case, there's really nothing to say about Warat, it's more profitable and long-lasting than the way they used to buy and sell livestock."

"Long? Not necessarily. Zhu Zhanyan laughed, very brightly.

Zhu Di's heart suddenly felt a little bad.

He hasn't seen a lot of this grandson's smile, but he has seen this kind of smile the most.

Because every time Zhu Zhanyan laughs like this, someone will be unlucky.

"The reason why the grandson chose these two kinds of sheep is because the wool of these two sheep is relatively long and can be spun into threads, which is the second reason why the grandson wants to say."

Zhu Zhanyan's tone became serious, but the smile on his face became more and more vigorous.

"Sheep are different from cattle, this kind of livestock has the habit of nibbling grass roots, and among sheep, Xia sheep (goats) are the most serious in eating grass roots, followed by white sheep (Tan sheep) and Uzhumuqin sheep."

"Wool can be obtained without harming the sheep, which is a long-term business, and once established, the herders of the steppe will inevitably breed in large quantities, after all, it is a good thing for them."

"Sheep can be furrowed, even if there are too many of them, they can be killed for meat, or sold, which is all profit."

"However, the grassland is limited, and if there are more sheep, the number of cattle and horses will naturally decrease."

"At the same time, both the white sheep and the Uzhumuqin sheep have the habit of eating grass roots, and large-scale grazing of these two sheep, even if the grassland is rich, will turn into a desert Gobi for a few years or ten years."

"Hiss......"

Zhu Di looked at the smiling grandson in front of him, and gasped directly.

How many birds are killed with one stone?

Expelled the inferior horses from the tea and horse market, increased the reputation of the wool trade, reduced the number of horses in the grasslands, and deprived the grasslands of the fundamental ...... on which they depended

No, and you can also profit from the wool trade!

One stone, five birds!

A poison that can kill people, wrapped in a sweet coat, makes people feel happy when they eat it, but it will silently lead you into the abyss of destruction.

This is not only selling you but also letting you help you count the money, this is selling you, allowing you to help you count the money, and at the same time helping me make money!

"But ......"

Seeing that everyone was in deep thought, Zhu Zhanyan opened his mouth to break the quiet atmosphere, making everyone's eyes turn to him.

"Grandpa, don't forget, grandson has to ask for half of the wool."

"Yes." Zhu Di nodded.

put forward this kind of strategy, which is reasonable, Zhu Zhanyan wants nothing too much, and even a little less.

Zhu Di naturally wouldn't disagree, although he didn't know what Zhu Zhan Yan wanted wool to do in Yunnan.

"Then this matter ......" Zhu Di let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Zhu Zhanyan.

Zhu Zhanyan immediately raised his hands and retreated to his place.

The meaning is very simple, just let me give you an idea, you don't want to pull me to do labor, after all, don't forget, if it wasn't for my father's mouth, you wouldn't have gotten this strategy.

Zhu Di was a little disappointed, but he didn't force it.

The twisted melon is not sweet, and even if it is forcibly twisted, the result will not make him happy.

"What do you think, Boss?"

"Erchen thinks......" Zhu Gaochi glanced at Zhu Zhanqi, and then turned to the old man.

"It's better to let Xia Yuanji be responsible."

"He is the head of the household, and he has to get a charter and a specific price for the wool trade, and the future affairs have nothing to do with him."

"Although he can't leave Yingtian at will, he can send someone else to do it, and Xia Yuanji only needs to be in charge of the whole thing."

"Yes!" Zhu Di waved his hand and made the final decision.

"Then let's settle it."

(End of chapter)